The home failed to provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who needed it. Cited February 2026 — isolated incident, actual harm.
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F-Tag 697 — 42 CFR §483.25(k) — S/S: G
Nursing home report
NHC Somerville
Registered name: NHC HEALTHCARE, SOMERVILLE
SOMERVILLE, TN · Medicare-certified · 72 beds
In good standing
For-profitChain member
Data as of July 1, 2026
5 of 5 overall
NHC Somerville in Somerville, TN has an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars, with 4 stars for health inspections and staffing and 5 stars for quality measures. It has no fines in the last 24 months, and reported nurse staffing is slightly below the federal benchmark (3.96 vs. 4.1 hours per resident per day).
Facility ratings
Health inspections
Staffing
3.9554 hrs/resident/day
Quality measures
Last inspection: February 19, 2026Penalties, last 24 months: $0
Federal guidance recommends at least 4.1 nursing hours per resident each day. This facility reports 3.9554.
Staffing detail
- Registered nurses
- 0.74
- Licensed practical nurses
- 0.99
- Nurse aides
- 2.22
- Weekend nursing
- 3.32
Hours per resident per day.
Total staff turnover: 38%
Registered nurse turnover: 20%
Resident outcomes
Each measure compares a year ago with the most recent quarter. Green means the facility moved the right way; red means the wrong way.
Negative outcomes
Lower is better — fewer affected residents. A decrease is good (green); an increase is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents on antipsychotic medication
20.6%24.4%Worsening
Residents with a fall causing major injury
3.6%5%Worsening
Residents with pressure ulcers (bedsores)
3.3%5.7%Worsening
Residents with a urinary tract infection
3.6%3.3%No change
Residents who lost too much weight
4.3%8.2%Worsening
Residents who were physically restrained
0%0%No change
Residents needing more help with daily activities
10.8%19%Worsening
Residents whose ability to walk got worse
—10.9%—
Long-stay residents on antianxiety or sleep medication
25.5%26.5%Worsening
Short-stay residents newly given an antipsychotic
0%2.3%Worsening
Residents with a long-term catheter
0%0%No change
Residents with new or worsening incontinence
11.3%18.2%Worsening
Residents with depressive symptoms
0%0%No change
Positive outcomes
Higher is better — e.g. vaccinations. An increase is good (green); a decrease is concerning (red).
Long-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—100%—
Long-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
96.4%98.3%Improving
Short-stay residents given the seasonal flu vaccine
—89.2%—
Short-stay residents given the pneumonia vaccine
86%89.5%Improving
What the inspectors found
The home failed to make sure food was safely sourced, stored, prepared, and served according to professional standards. Cited May 2019 — widespread issue, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 812 — 42 CFR §483.60(i) — S/S: F
The nursing home failed to provide services that met professional standards of quality. Cited May 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 658 — 42 CFR §483.21(b)(3) — S/S: D
The nursing home failed to provide and carry out an infection prevention and control program to help keep residents from getting or spreading infections. Cited May 2019 — isolated incident, potential for harm.
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F-Tag 880 — 42 CFR §483.80(a) — S/S: D
Recent history
- STAFFING
Reported nurse staffing was below the federal recommendation of 4.1 hours per resident per day.
- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 2 health deficiencies.
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- INSPECTION
Health inspection found 3 health deficiencies.
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Operator & ownership
- Ownership
- For profit - Corporation
- Chain
- Part of NATIONAL HEALTHCARE CORPORATION · 69 homes · 3.9 stars avg
- Occupancy
- 69.2 residents on an average day (96% of 72 beds)
- Resident voice
- Resident council
- Medicare history
- Certified for 49 years
Things at a nursing home change — inspections, staffing, ownership, news.
Source: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — public records, updated monthly. GoodStanding presents official records with plain-language summaries. Always visit a facility in person.